GRE Word List
CONSANGUINITY
the quality or state of being consanguineous
The meaning of the word consanguinity is the quality or state of being consanguineous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| docile | easily taught |